Uru Eke

Uru Eke
Born	11 October 1979 (1979-10-11) (age 45) Newham, East London
Nationality	Nigerian
Education	Business Information Technology, University of Greenwich
Occupation(s)	Actress and film producer
Known for	Her role as Obi on Rumour Has It
Notable work	Last Flight to Abuja

Uru Eke // ^ⓘ (born October 11, 1979) is a Nigerian actress and film producer. She is known for her producing debut Remember Me, her role as Obi in Ndani TV's popular web series Rumour Has It, Last Flight to Abuja, Africa Magic's Drama series Baby Drama and her second film as a producer, For Old Times' Sake.^[1] The actress, who was an IT professional before joining Nollywood, still shares her time between the Entertainment industry and the Tech world.^[2]

Early life and education

Eke is a descendant of the Mbaise region of Imo State, South-Eastern Nigeria, but she was born in Newham, East London in the United Kingdom.^[3] She had her basic education at Galleywall Infants School, London, before she moved to Nigeria where she attended Gideon Comprehensive High School for her secondary school education. In furtherance of her education, she returned to London and attended Lewisham College before proceeding to the University of Greenwich where she studied Business Information Technology.^[3][4]

Career

Eke started her career as an IT consultant at Zurich Insurance Group and proceeded to work in a number of financial organizations across the UK.^[5] She switched careers in 2011 and has gone on to star in several movies.^[6]

Films

• African Soldier (2007) as Princess Uloma
• Forgive Me Father (2009) as Elsie
• Last Flight to Abuja^[7] (2012) as Ijeoma
• Being Mrs Elliot (2014) as Fisayo ^[8][9][10]
• A Few Good Men (2014) as Ivie
• Weekend Getaway (2012) as Uduak
• Finding Love (2014)
• The Duplex (2015) as Dora
• Remember Me (2016) Produced and also acted as Harida Cole ^[11]
• Rumour Has It (2016) as Obi
• 7 Days in a Coma (2017) as Anita
• Crazy, Lovely, Cool (2018)
• Africa Magics Baby Drama
• For Old Times' Sake (2019) as Catherine
• Jumper (2020) as Sade Adeyanju
• Man of Her Match (2021)
• Brutal Decision (2021) as Kella
• Wedding Night (2022) as Angela
• Virtue of Ignorance (2022) as Ada
• The Trade (2023) as Blessing

See also

• List of Nigerian actors
• List of Nigerian film producers

References

1. "I'm not a stupid romantic - Uru Eke - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
2. "I'm not a stupid romantic - Uru Eke". Vanguard News. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
3. Okwara, Vanessa (17 April 2016). "Nollywood Actress Uru Eke: I'm From Mbaise In Imo State But Was Born In London UK". Sunday Telegraph. www.naijagists.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
4. "Uru Eke". Alumni | University of Greenwich. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
5. "Uru Eke: From Acting To Producing". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
6. Boulor, Ahmed (13 March 2013). "The greatest lesson life has taught me —Uru Eke". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
7. Duthiers, Vladimir (2012-09-04). "'Last flight to Abuja': Nollywood thriller campaigns for safer skies". CNN. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
8. "Nollywood movie review: Being Mrs. Elliot". Premium Times. Onyinye Muomah. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
9. "BEING MRS ELLIOT / OMONI OBOLI, MAJID MICHEL". 9FLIX. 9flix. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
10. "'Being Mrs Elliott' Watch movie review by Adenike Adebayo". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
11. "Cinema Review: 'Remember Me' is Uru Eke's remarkable debut attempt". Retrieved 2017-07-03.

External links

• Official website
• Uru Eke at IMDb